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A lydian #6 Scale — Guitar Fretboard Visualization

Low E string: E, F##, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E at frets 0, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

A string: A, B, C#, D#, E, F##, G#, A at frets 0, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12

D string: D#, E, F##, G#, A, B, C# at frets 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11

G string: F##, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E, F## at frets 0, 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12

B string: B, C#, D#, E, F##, G#, A, B at frets 0, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12

High E string: E, F##, G#, A, B, C#, D#, E at frets 0, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 11, 12

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A lydian #6

The lydian #6 scale, the second mode of the neapolitan minor scale, sharpens both the 4th and 6th of a major scale. Two raised tones above a major frame push it past lydian into genuinely strange brightness, with an augmented 2nd gap between the 5th and the raised 6th. A rarity, best treated as a special-effect color over maj7#11 harmony.

it consists of these notes and degrees:

A

I

Amaj
B

II+

Baug
C♯

iii

C♯m
D♯

#IV

D#maj♭5
E

V

Emaj
F𝄪

#VI

A7no5/F𝄪
G♯

vii

G♯m

Same notes, different mode

A lydian #6 uses the same notes as the scales below. Start from a different note and you get a new mode built on the very same note set.

B mixolydian augmentedC# romani minorD# locrian dominantE ionian major #2G ultralocrianG# neapolitan minor

lydian #6 in all 12 keys, with chords and related scales

tip
  • Both raised tones (#IV (D#) and #6 (G)) resolve upward; write lines that climb, and this scale rewards them with brightness past lydian.
  • Over maj7#11 harmony, use the augmented 2nd from V to #6 (G) as a striking ornament before landing on VII.
  • It is the second mode of neapolitan minor: same notes as the neapolitan minor a whole step below A.
  • Treat it as a special effect: a bar of A lydian #6 (G) inside plain lydian material glows without needing a chord change.

How to play A lydian #6 on guitar

Open A rings as the root, so a pedal is available before anything is fretted. Fifth degree comes from both E strings and the raised sixth from open G, which means four open strings belong here. Other roots are D string fret 7 plus B string fret 10. Baug occupies the II position, so the augmented triad belongs to home harmony. At fret 9 the next shape starts.

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